Tigil (river)

The Tigil (Russian: Тигиль) is a river on the western side of the Kamchatka Peninsula. It flows into the Sea of Okhotsk. It is 300 kilometres (190 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 17,800 square kilometres (6,900 sq mi).^[1] The Cossack Luka Morozko was the first European to reach it in 1696.^[2] The village Tigil lies on the river Tigil.

Tigil
Location
Country	Russia
Physical characteristics
Mouth	Sea of Okhotsk
• location	Shelikhov Gulf
• coordinates	58°01′30″N 158°12′31″E
Length	300 km (190 mi)
Basin size	17,800 km2 (6,900 sq mi)